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Gone Girl

Last night, as part of the Ellen birthday set of events, culminating in her long-desired trip to New Orleans in December, we went to see Gone Girl (chosen as an alternative to Nightcrawler, and partially… 

Today’s AFCEA Bethesda Panel on Leveraging Data

This morning was the first of two breakfasts that AFCEA Bethesda is hosting relating to the importance of data within the Federal Government with panelists talking about how to maximize the use of the large amounts of Government generated data.

The panel was moderated by long-time industry veteran, Wyatt Kash, who currently is the Vice President of Content Strategy, Scoop Media, FedScoop.

Panelists included:

  • Michael Kennedy, Executive of Architecture and Interoperability, Office of the Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  • David McClure, Jr. Data Asset Portfolio Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
  • Michael Simcock, Director of Enterprise Data Management and Chief Data Architect, Department of Homeland Security

In A World …

Finished watching Lake Bell‘s In A World. This continues the sequence of woman written, often directed, and starred in films that I have watched over the last month. The story is about a woman, well-duh,… 

Spectrum Sharing – A Few Thoughts From My Experiences at the October Workshop

I posted a few weeks ago about the Spectrum Sharing workshop that I was going to help facilitate.

The problem that the Federal Government is wrestling with is the increased use of wireless technologies, not just wireless phones and tablets but things like wireless insulin pumps and cars.

BTW, I was at a Cybersecurity Conference run by the wonderful Bob Gourley earlier this week where it was pointed out that someone who had a wireless insulin pump (or some other wireless medical device) will enter an area of conflicting policy when he or she has to work in a secure SCIF (an issue almost no one had on their intellectual radar even a few years ago).

Two Kid’s Movies This Week

This last week was, among other things (like seeing Fleetwood Mac), a week for watching “young person’s” movies. Our entire family went to the theater to see The BoxTrolls. The BoxTrolls is a stop-motion film… 

Fleetwood Mac

It never ceases to amaze me that the reason we were at our second Fleetwood Mac concert in recent years is because our daughters have demanded that we go. Well, have demanded that we go… 

Ruby Sparks plus a Discovery

I finished watching Ruby Sparks this morning. Ruby Sparks is a ‘cute’ rom-com (romantic comedy) about a lonely author with writer’s block who writes about his perfect, albeit imaginary girl friend, Ruby Sparks. After doing so,… 

My Top Three Articles Relating to the Federal Government From Last Friday

On Friday, October 24, I was on the Federal News Countdown, hosted by Francis Rose, along with Jenny Mattingley, director of government affairs for Shaw, Bransford and Roth. You can hear the show, and see a picture of an old, bald guy standing next to Jenny, here.

The format of the show is each guest talks about their third most important article, then their second and finally their most important article of the week. Both guests will comment on each other’s second and top articles.